匮

kuì

Definitions

1. to lack
2. lacking
3. empty
4. exhausted

Words Containing 匮

• 不俭则匮 bù jiǎn zé kuì: wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
• 不匮 bù kuì: (literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking
• 俭以防匮 jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì: frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
• 勤则不匮 qín zé bù kuì: If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
• 勤劳不虞匮乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá: Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
• 匮乏 kuì fá: to be deficient in sth
• 匮竭 kuì jié: exhausted
• 匮缺 kuì quē: to be deficient in sth
• 孝思不匮 xiào sī bù kuì: to be forever filial (idiom)
• 恤匮 xù kuì: to relieve the distressed
• 无虞匮乏 wú yú kuì fá: no fear of deficiency
• 疲匮 pí kuì: tired
• 空匮 kòng kuì: scarce
• 窘匮 jiǒng kuì: destitute
• 穷匮 qióng kuì: to be short of sth
• 笥匮囊空 sì kuì náng kōng: extremely destitute (idiom)
• 罄匮 qìng kuì: used-up
• 语言匮乏 yǔ yán kuì fá: language deficit (linguistics)